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A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers during an escape attempt five years ago has died in prison of an apparent suicide, corrections officials said. Prison guards found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison...

MACON, Ga. (WGXA) -- A second suspect is in custody after a chase near Montpelier Ave. in Macon. According to the Bibb County Sheriff's Office, deputies have now arrested the passenger who was in the vehicle, identified as 23-year-old Christopher Finnell Jr. The driver, 19-year-old Vantonio Cook, was arrested Monday...

A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killing of two prison guards in 2017 died Sunday in an apparent suicide, according to a news release from the Georgia Department of Corrections.

THOMASTON – A Thomaston, GA man is shot by police after pointing a handgun at an officer. The GBI is investigating an officer involved shooting in Thomaston, Upson County, GA. The Upson County Sheriff’s Office asked the GBI to conduct an independent investigation on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. One man was shot and died. No deputies were injured during this incident.

JACKSON, Ga. — A Georgia man who was recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers during an escape attempt five years ago has died in prison of an apparent suicide, corrections officials said. Prison guards found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia...

Macon, Ga — Authorities say that a Macon man suddenly drowned over the weekend after he went into the water just feet from his friends, who didn’t see him disappear. Larry Rainey Jr., 30, was on a sandbar at the Ocmulgee River Sunday evening, but when friends he was with looked away, he was no longer there.

ATLANTA, Ga. (CBS46) - The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to investigate accusations of misconduct after a Spalding County marshal was accused of killing a dog while responding to a local residence. According to the Spalding County Sheriff’s Office, former Marshal Smart Web allegedly pulled out his firearm...

MONROE COUNTY, Ga. (WGXA) -- Two women were arrested at a Forsyth hotel on drug charges. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, deputies got a tip about two women with active warrants and illegal drugs staying at the hotel. Investigators looked into the tip and identified the suspects as...

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MACON, Ga. — The Georgia Department of Transportation has reported an accident near Zebulon Road blocking all lanes of traffic going south on I-475. It happened around 8:57 a.m. according to an alert from GDOT. A tractor trailer has overturned, laying on its side across all three lanes of...

“I’m ready 2 die. Im taken you wit[h] me,” read a text message that Daffaney Parker’s former boyfriend reportedly sent her last June, according to Bibb County court records.

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One shooting late Friday and two more on Sunday left three people dead and a fourth wounded.

Less-than-truckload carrier Saia Inc. has announced the addition of more service centers. The openings are part of a plan that will likely make the company one of the most active real estate players in the LTL market over the next few years. The company added facilities in Macon and Valdosta,...

JACKSON, Ga. (AP) — Corrections officials said a Georgia man recently sentenced to death in the killings of two corrections officers has died in prison of an apparent suicide. A Department of Corrections news release says guards found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson around 4:45 […]

JACKSON, Ga. - A prisoner who was convicted of murdering two Georgia prison guards has taken his own life while awaiting his execution. Officials with the Georgia Department of Corrections says officers found Ricky Dubose unresponsive in his cell at the Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Prison in Jackson, Georgia Sunday afternoon.

JACKSON COUNTY, Ga. — A Georgia prisoner convicted of killing two corrections officers during an escape from a prison transport bus five years ago was found dead in his cell on Sunday. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]. Ricky Dubose is believed to have committed...

The man struck a light pole after driving off of the highway near the I-75 split.